The New Pocket Rocket

By Elias Littenberg October 16, 2009

I hope this ski stays around for a long time. Salomon has a killer design going on here. Lots of skis, including this, have rocker style noses and twin tips this year. But Salomon's use of a bamboo and basalt core is pretty unique. The Shogun offers a real rigid, snappy feel and really grips hard snow and ice. It's not super fat (101mm), so it remains very nimble in tight areas while being floaty and quick to turn in deep snow, especially with the rockered front. Bamboo is pretty light weight stuff too, so even the big versions are very easy to ski. This is a great all-everything ski for intermediate through expert level skiers. Much like the Pocket Rocket was used for pow, park, touring, rentals, all-mountain etc...this ski may very well fill that role for Salomon for the next few years. A total winner!

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